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nexed drawing, I whereinab l o r si' #mail tant Mge/saw MK P'URCH'ES M IL E S, OF NEW YRIK, NY.v Leners Pata-Na satin, met March so, 1369.

IMPROVED FASTENING Fon etna-rentsy Ann camms.

The Schedule referred' to in these LettersI `atex1r.` and making part ofthe seme.

y *gw- To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known thatI, PUReHEs MILES, of the cil-y and State of New York, have invented andniade a. certain new and useful Improvement in Fastenin'gs for Curtains, Carpets, Upholstery, Sto., which I denoinil nate A Tack and Binder and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of' the said invention, reference being had to the an-v lmaking part of this specification,

Figure1 is a side view of said tack and binder;

Figure 2 is'a section. of the same,.at the line :c x

and f Figure 3 is an elevation, representing said tack and binder, as applied to the edgeof a window-curtain at the roller.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts. In attaching window-shades, or curtains to rollers,

p tacks have usually been employed.. ,l These cause the fabric to tear when subjected to any unusual strain,

particularly in' 4cases where thc curtain runsdown with rapidity, and unwinds entirely from the roller. A

With carpets, rugs, druggets, &c., that are exposed at'the edges to the feet in passing, said edges fre# quentlycurl up and become dangerons,and` liable to trip a person, particularly at` the parts between the or' dinary tacksl and in upholstery-work, the edges of -the fabrics frequently become loose and torn, from the fact that the tacks only hold a small portion ofthe fabric. In rugs, matting, Sto., the material being of a loose texture, the tack-head does not hold lirmly, but allows the material to become detached easily. Y lThe nature of my said invention consists in a tack and binder, formed of two penetrating-points at or near the ends of a clamping-bar, or'binder, that is made 'out of the same piece of material as the tacks, A

and flattened sc as to hold the woven or other fabric securely along an extended surface, and lbind the same rmlyfto place.

Iny the drawinga a at arethe tacks, or pentratingpoints, standing at right angles, or nearly so, tothe barb-that connects said tacks together. Y

This bar b is liattencd and made slightly concave on the under side, asseen'iu iig. 2, so as to beystit, 21nd,'

at the same time, to clamp or bind the material into which the tacks are driven. TheI sectional. shape of this bar b may, however, be varied, it' desired. l'

Tacks and binders-ot' this character are veryeasily applied or withdrawn, and from the extent of surface or edge that is conered by the barb, the fabric Vis held uryas fabrics very securely, and is not as liable to inj attached in the usual manner. This invention is available for windoW-curtai ns, preventing them tearing at the point of attachment tothe roller, and allowing the shade or curtain to berolled v up in either direction. When' appliedto carpets, rugs,

matting, furniture-oovering, oil-cloths, 85o., the material is very firmly held, and injury to the same prevented. Y

The length of the bar b and of the points a, may be varied to snit the use to which this tack and binder are to be put, and the size of the met-al employed is tobe according to the strength required.

sired. i What I claim, and desire to Ysecure by Letters vPatent is 1 "he tackand binder, as a new article of' manufacture, formed vof' the penetratingpoints and flattened bar, as and forthe purposes specified.

. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set mys'igna ture, this 24th dayof December, A. D. 18168.

l PUROHES MILES. Witnesses: y

OnAs. H. SMITH, GEO. T. PINCKNEY.

lhe surface of the bar b may be ornanlented, if de- 

